The project is being developed in southern Bulgaria and is aimed at the agricultural community. It supports the removal of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere and its storage in the soil in the form of carbon (C), while improving soil health and biodiversity and contributing to environmental and climate protection.

The Carbonsafe Carbon Farming Project – Southern Bulgaria is a large-scale carbon farming project designed to measure and certify real carbon dioxide removals by increasing Soil Organic Carbon (SOC). The project is implemented on agricultural land in the Southeastern, Southwestern, and South Central regions of Bulgaria, covering areas with intensive agriculture, diverse climatic conditions, and significant potential for the accumulation of organic carbon in soils.

NUTS 1 statistical regions:

• BG34 Southeastern Planning Region

• BG41 Southwestern Planning Region

• BG42 South Central Planning Region

Project Structure and Traceability of Historical Monitoring Periods

Within the current project, participants – agricultural holdings and the respective agricultural land areas – are included that were previously registered and monitored under separate project identifiers.

In order to preserve the complete project history and ensure transparency and traceability, verified historical monitoring periods remain preserved and linked to the original identifiers of the respective projects. Thus, the restructuring or consolidation of the project structure does not result in the interruption or deletion of previously verified historical records.

The current monitoring period under BCCR-6-00002-AGRI-Carbonsafe carbon farming project – South Bulgaria - CSBG-BG-S begins after the last verified date established for the respective participant/agricultural land area under the previous project structure. Data for the current monitoring period are reported and verified under the present project.

This approach enables the monitoring history of each participant and agricultural land area to be traced, while clearly distinguishing the information accumulated and verified under the previous project identifiers from the data generated under the current project.

Previous Project Identifiers

The current project, BCCR-6-00002-AGRI-Carbonsafe carbon farming project – South Bulgaria - CSBG-BG-S, includes participants and agricultural land areas that were previously monitored under the following project structures:

• Carbonsafe Programme BCCR-00007-CSBG-41SW-22/27-AGRI-0008 – https://bccregistry.org/project/37

• Carbonsafe Programme BCCR-00006-CSBG-41SW-22/27-AGRI-0007 – https://bccregistry.org/project/34

• Carbonsafe Programme BCCR-00005-CSBG-41SW-22/27-AGRI-0006 – https://bccregistry.org/project/28

• Carbonsafe Programme BCCR-00004-CSBG-42SC-22/27-AGRI-1-2-3-GF – https://bccregistry.org/project/18

Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The project contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the related sustainability indicators and monitoring procedures used to track co-benefits throughout the entire implementation period.

The project directly contributes to:

SDG 2 – Zero Hunger	SDG 13 – Climate Action	SDG 15 – Life on Land

Additional contributions:

SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation	SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production

These contributions are supported by specific project activities, including the implementation of regenerative agricultural practices, annual soil analyses, the development of agronomic recommendations, verified greenhouse gas removals, and the application of sustainable farm management practices among participating farms.